Jane Kennedy (born 9 June 1964) is an Australian actress, comedian, radio presenter and television producer, best known for her work with

Working Dog Productions Working Dog Productions (originally Frontline Television Productions Pty. Ltd.) is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was formed in 1993 by actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner, ...

, a group of performers responsible for a variety of television and films. She previously was a co-host of ''KennedyMolloy'' on

Triple M Triple M is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 40 radio stations broadcasting a mainstream rock music format and 5 digital radio stations. The network dates back to ...

with

Mick Molloy Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts '' The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. ...

Career

She met the other members of the group, which over time included

Tom Gleisner Thomas Edmund Gleisner (born 24 October 1962) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer, director, writer, occasional actor and author. Gleisner currently hosts Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. Early life and ...

, Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin,

, and Jason Stephens among others, while working on Melbourne commercial radio on the ''D-Generation Breakfast Show''. Kennedy was not originally a member of the group, but was the newsreader assigned to work with them during their timeslot. The team quickly made a game of trying to make her laugh while she read the news. Their frequent success led to Kennedy joining the D-Generation as a full time member and she continued to work with them on the radio show. The group stayed together to later write, direct and produce ''

The Late Show The Late Show may refer to: Books * ''The Late Show'' (book), a 2017 book by Michael Connelly Film * ''The Late Show'' (film), a 1977 film * ''Late Show'', a 1999 German film by director Helmut Dietl Music * ''The Late Show'' (Eddie "Loc ...

'', a comedy sketch show, ''

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'', a widely acclaimed spoof of television current affairs in which she played ambitious reporter Brooke Vandenberg, and ''

Funky Squad ''Funky Squad'' was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as ''The Mod Squad''. Only seven half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real tel ...

,'' a retro styled spoof of 70s police dramas. Since the mid-1990s, Kennedy has mostly stayed behind the camera as a casting director and producer for various Working Dog productions, including their panel talk show '' The Panel'', and the films '' The Castle'' and ''

The Dish ''The Dish'' is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing ...

''. Kennedy also appeared on the radio program ''

Get This ''Get This'' was an Australian radio comedy Radio programming, show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin (comedian), Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, Richard Marsland. A different guest co-hos ...

'' occasionally, and has been a semi-regular panelist on television chat show '' The Circle''. In 2009, Kennedy released her first cookbook, ''Fabulous Food Minus the Boombah''. In 2010, she released her second cookbook, ''OMG! I Can Eat That?'' and has since written two other cookbooks ''One Dish Two Ways'' and ''The Big Book of Fabulous Food''. From 2017 until 2020 she co-hosted ''Kennedy Molloy,'' a national drive show on

in 2018 with her long time comedy colleague

. In January 2021, Kennedy resigned from Triple M to devote more time to her family.

Films

Television

Personal life

Kennedy was born in the

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

suburb of

Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...

. Kennedy was educated at the

Genazzano FCJ College (Faithful) , established = 1889 , type = Independent, day and boarding , years = ELC–12 , gender = Girls , denomination = Catholic ( FCJ Sisters) , slogan ...

, in

Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

, an inner suburb of Melbourne. She and her husband Rob Sitch have five children and are living in Melbourne.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Jane 1964 births Living people Australian television actresses Australian film producers Australian women film producers Australian radio personalities Australian women radio presenters Australian television personalities Women television personalities Australian television producers Australian women television producers Australian women comedians Australian film actresses Actresses from Melbourne Australian film studio executives People educated at Genazzano FCJ College